Why can’t I see my Voice Memos when I pick a file?
The browser file picker shows the Files app, not Voice Memos directly. Share the recording from Voice Memos and choose Save to Files first; it will then appear in the picker.
Voice Memos to text
Share the recording out of Voice Memos, upload the .m4a and read it back as text, with a timestamp on every line.
- The .m4a files Voice Memos creates
- A timestamp on every line
- Edit, copy or export the text
From the Voice Memos app to a transcript
In Voice Memos, tap the recording, tap the three-dot menu and choose Share, then Save to Files. The file keeps the name you gave it, or something like New Recording 12.m4a. Open WhoScribe in Safari, choose the file from Files and start. Lectures, meetings and interviews recorded on a phone lying on the table transcribe well in a quiet room; for a conversation, speaker separation can give each person their own lines.
How it works
Three steps to your first transcript
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Drop in your file
Audio or video of any length; the free plan transcribes the first 15 minutes of each file. MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, MOV and a dozen more.
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Pick the language
Leave the language on automatic or set it for better accuracy. Turn on speaker recognition if you need to know who said what.
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Read, edit, export
The transcript opens with clickable timestamps — read it and fix a name straight away. A free account keeps it and exports it as TXT; DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT come with the unlimited plan.
FAQ
Questions before you upload
Try it on this pageCan I upload several memos at once?
Yes. Select more than one file and each becomes its own transcript, within your plan’s limits.
My memo is long. Will it work?
Long recordings are fine. On the free plan the first part of a long file is shown and the rest can be unlocked for that file; the current limits are on the pricing page.
Price, limits and formats
| YouTube and other links | Paste a YouTube link: the audio itself is transcribed, so videos without captions work, up to 10 hours per video. Links from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, SoundCloud, Google Drive work too. |
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| One file, no subscription | $5 unlocks the whole file, whatever its length up to 10 hours. One payment, nothing renews. |
| Try before paying | No account: the first 5 minutes of each file, 1 file a day. Free account: the first 15 minutes of each file, 3 files a day, 90 minutes a month. |
| Unlimited plan | $15 a month or $90 a year: files up to 10 hours and 5 GB, 50 files at once. (campaign price until October 31) |
| Export formats | Unlimited plan and any unlocked file: TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX and PDF. Free plan: TXT. |
Start with one file
No account, no card. See the transcript before you decide anything.